1936 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1936 10–1–1 1st NFL Western Curly Lambeau City Stadium, Wisconsin State Fair Park Won NFL Championship(at Redskins) 21–6 Packers seasons The 1936 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise 's 18th season overall, 16th season in the National Football League, and the 18th under head coach Curly Lambeau. The team improved on their 8–4 record from 1935 and finished with a 10–1–1 record,1936 Green Bay Packers on databaseFootball.com first in the NFL's Western Division. The Packers met the Eastern Division champion Boston Redskins (7–5) in the NFL Championship Game, held at the Polo Grounds in New York City.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=falQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_iEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7075%2C2030668 Milwaukee Journal Play-off game is definitely set at Polo Grounds December 7, 1936 6, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g7YVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RA4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2224%2C1735129 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Bays, Boston play for crown in N.Y. Sunday December 8, 1936 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sNROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Kv4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1368%2C8149523 Lakeland Ledger Florida McGrath John McClatchy News Service Redskins history lesson January 10, 2006 C1 The favored Packers had won the two regular season meetings with Boston and won 21–6 for their fourth NFL Championship,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hKlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_iEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754%2C4443355 Milwaukee Sentinel Packers beat Boston 21-6, for pro crown December 14, 1936 11 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hKlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_iEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754%2C4443355 Milwaukee Journal Keuchle Oliver E. Packers win pro championship; passes beat Boston, 21 to 6 December 14, 1936 4, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_mxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=quMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6835%2C6110816 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Arnold Herber's arm hurls Green Bay Packers into pro championship December 14, 1936 9 first earned by playoff victory, and first since the three-championship streak of 1929–1931. The Packers' 1936 schedule began with six consecutive home games, with the remainder of the season on the road. Offseason NFL draft 1936 NFL draft 1936 Green Bay Packers 1 7 Russ Letlow G San Francisco yes yes 2 16 J. W. Wheeler T Oklahoma 3 25 Bernie Scherer End Nebraska yes 4 34 Theron Ward Back Idaho 5 43 Darrell Lester Center TCU Began career with Packers in 1937 6 52 Bob Reynolds T Stanford 7 61 Wally Fromhart Back Notre Dame 8 70 Wally Cruice Back Northwestern 9 79 J. C. Wetsel G SMU no Source:https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1936_draft.htm 1936 Green Bay Packers Draftees Pro Football Reference November 27, 2020 Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 13 Chicago Cardinals W 10–7 1–0 City Stadium 8,900 Recap 2 September 20 Chicago Bears L 3–30 1–1 City Stadium 14,312 Recap — Bye 3 October 4 Chicago Cardinals W 24–0 2–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park 11,000 Recap 4 October 11 Boston Redskins W 31–2 3–1 City Stadium 6,100 Recap 5 October 18 Detroit Lions W 20–18 4–1 City Stadium 13,500 Recap 6 October 25 Pittsburgh Pirates W 38–10 5–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park 10,000 Recap 7 November 1 at Chicago Bears W 21–10 6–1 Wrigley Field 31,346 Recap 8 November 8 at Boston Redskins W 7–3 7–1 Fenway Park 11,220 Recap 9 November 15 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 38–7 8–1 Ebbets Field 25,325 Recap 10 November 22 at New York Giants W 26–14 9–1 Polo Grounds 20,000 Recap 11 November 28, 1936 at Detroit Lions W 26–17 10–1 University of Detroit Stadium 22,000 Recap 12 December 6 at Chicago Cardinals T 0–0 10–1–1 Wrigley Field 4,793 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap Sources Championship December 13 at Boston Redskins W 21–6 Polo Grounds Recap The game was moved by Boston ownership and played at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Standings Awards and records Arnie Herber, NFL Leader, passing yards (1,239) Footnotes 35em Further reading Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021. Larry D. Names, The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part Two. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1989. Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. External links Charles G. Clarke (director), "Pigskin Champions," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1937. —Short film. Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Category:NFL championship seasons Green Bay Packers